The phrase "unfortunate acronym" refers to a situation where the initials or letters that make up an acronym unintentionally spell out a word or phrase that is negative, inappropriate, or unrelated to the intended meaning. Full definition
2009 v 2016: Yeah, it's an unfortunate acronym, but Messi, Eto'o and Henry is actually a staggering line up when you think about it. (pollemma.com)
BTW, Rick Santorum also tried to launch a money bomb recently, but he did so using a name («Conservatives United Moneybomb») that lends itself to an unfortunate acronym and headlines like this one. (epolitics.com)
BETHESDA, MARYLAND — Fuzzy definitions, deep disagreement about risks and benefits, and an unfortunate acronym: All bedeviled an expert panel as it met here last week to examine whether the United States should fund certain risky pathogen experiments. (sciencemag.org)